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13F-E, 1998-11-16
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                                                                         
                                   FORM 13F-E                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:    09/30/98                                                                        
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Institutional Investment Manager:                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
INVESTOR AB                                                                                                                       
ARSENALSGATAN 8C, S-103 32                                                                                                        
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN                                  V7            NA                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION IN                                                  
THIS  FORM  AND THE  ATTACHMENTS  TO IT IS TRUE,  CORRECT  AND  COMPLETE,  AND I                                                  
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS,  STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL PARTS                                                  
OF THIS  FORM AND THAT  THE  SUBMISSION  OF ANY  AMENDMENT  REPRESENTS  THAT ALL                                                  
UNAMENDED ITEMS,  STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE,  CORRECT AND COMPLETE AS                                                  
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
    GUJE HOLMBERG                  MANAGING DIRECTOR            (212) 508-0900                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
/s/ GUJE HOLMBERG                  NEW YORK                     NY    11/16/98                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Other Managers on Whose Behalf this Report is Filed:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  
01 AB CATOR                                                                                                                       
02 EXTORIA TRADE AB                                                                                                               
03 INVESTOR INTERNATIONAL (U.S.), INC.                                                                                            
04 INVESTOR INVESTMENTS AB                                                                                                        
05 INVESTOR UK, LTD.                                                                                                              
06 INVESTORS TRADING AB                                                                                                           
07 SAAB SCANIA AB                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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                                                           VALUE    SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT            -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER                 -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS-      SOLE   SHARED    NONE
                                                                                                                                  
Aktiebolag Electrolux          COM               10198208    59854  4567500 SH       DEFINED 02          4165000   402500         
Alkermes Inc.                  COM              01642T108     1240    80000 SH       DEFINED 03                     80000         
Aracruz Celulose S.A.          ADR CL B         038496204     1389   202000 SH       DEFINED 02                    202000         
Aris Corporation Inc           COM               0404A101     1764    85000 SH       DEFINED 03                     85000         
Astra AB                       COM CL A         046298105  1400304 82333849 SH       DEFINED 0102       82137002   196847         
Astra AB                       COM CL A         046298105  1400303 82333848 SH       DEFINED 0102       82137002   196846         
Astra AB                       COM CL B         046298204    40878  2569234 SH       DEFINED 010206      2490501    78733         
Bioreliance Corp               COM               90951104      185    20000 SH       DEFINED 03                     20000         
Boston Scientific Corp         COM              101137107      503    10000 SH       DEFINED 03                     10000         
Checkfree Hdgs Corp.           COM              162816102      741    75000 SH       DEFINED 02                     75000         
Checkpoint Systems Inc.        COM              162825013     6990   787600 SH       DEFINED 02                    787600         
Coulter Pharmaceutical Inc.    COM              222116105      813    32500 SH       DEFINED 04                     32500         
Cyberonics Inc.                COM              23251P102      360    60000 SH       DEFINED 04                     60000         
Cytotherapeutics Inc.          COM              232923102       99   102500 SH       DEFINED 03                    102500         
Ericsson LM Telephone Co.      COM CL B         294821400   454675 24147000 SH       SOLE               24147000                  
Geltex Pharma                  COM              368538104      973    45000 SH       DEFINED 03                     45000         
Gilead Sciences                COM              375558103      925    42500 SH       DEFINED 03                     42500         
HBO &Co.                       COM              404100109      147     5000 SH       DEFINED 03                      5000         
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.    COM              444903108     1475    50000 SH       DEFINED 03                     50000         
Idec Pharmaceuticals           COM              449370105     1144    50000 SH       DEFINED 04                     50000         
Incyte Pharmaceuticals         COM              45337c102      110     5000 SH       DEFINED 04                      5000         
Industri-Matemotik Intl. Corp. COM              455792101      502   103000 SH       DEFINED 05                    103000         
JDA Software                   COM              46612k108      334    27000 SH       DEFINED 03                     27000         
Kulicke Soffa Inds. Inc.       COM              501242101      681    50000 SH       DEFINED 02                     50000         
MedImmune, Inc.                COM              584699102   108068  1619000 SH       SOLE                1619000                  
Metromedia Intl. Group Inc.    COM              591695101      375   100000 SH       DEFINED 0105                  100000         
Minimed, Inc.                  COM              60365K108     7013    11000 SH       DEFINED 03                    110000         
MTG/Modern Times Group         ADR              607698107     3732   333300 SH       DEFINED 03                    333300         
National Computer System       COM              635519101     2039    70000 SH       DEFINED 03                     70000         
Neuromedical Systems, Inc.     COM              64124H109      220   782830 SH       DEFINED 04                    782830         
Novellus Sys Inc               COM              670008101      393    15000 SH       DEFINED 02                     15000         
Pharmacyclics Inc.             COM              716933106     4167   262500 SH       DEFINED 03                    262500         
Remedy Corp                    COM              759548100      469    54000 SH       DEFINED 03                     54000         
Robotic Vision Sys. Inc.       COM              771074951      373   142000 SH       DEFINED 02                    142000         
Saville Systems PLC            COM              805174109     1395    90000 SH       DEFINED 05                     90000         
Scania Aktiebolag              COM CL A         806018107   856819 45504200 SH       SOLE               45504200                  
Scania Aktiebolag              COM CL B         806018206   862693 45661895 SH       DEFINED 07         45541895   120000         
SCI Systems Inc.               COM              783890106    11726   431300 SH       DEFINED 02                    431300         
Sitel Corp.                    COM              81980K107      526   175400 SH       DEFINED 05                    175400         
Sola Intl. Inc.                COM              834092108      861    47844 SH       DEFINED 03                     47844         
Swedish Match Co.              COM              870309507     5948  1916000 SH       DEFINED 01                   1916000         
Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.  COM              871399101    58986  2445000 SH       SOLE                2445000                  
VI Technologies Inc.           COM              917920100       24     5000 SH       DEFINED 04                      5000         
Vivus Inc.                     COM              928551100      121    40000 SH       DEFINED 03                     40000         
Zygo Corp.                     COM              989855101      143    40000 SH       DEFINED 02                     40000         
REPORT SUMMARY                 45 DATA RECORDS             5302480            7 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED    
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